Kiekybinio ir nurodomojo apibūdinimo žodžių junginiai
Word Phrases of Quantitative and Indicative Description

Summary/Abstract: The adjective denotes a quality of a thing but it is not the only way to express it. Adjectival numerals and pronouns are also used in the attributive function. The said parts of speech determine the noun but each of them serves this function in a different way – depending on their lexical meaning and semantic relation with the principal component of the word phrase. The word phrases of quantitative description denote a feature of a thing in relation to number. Semantically, two sub-types can be distinguished: denoting a quantitative relation (septynios mylios, šešeri metai) and a countable position in a row (trečia diena, tūkstantasis kartas). The word phrases of indicative description give a general, non-specific, indication of a quality of a thing and remind of its presence. Such attributive word phrases can be further divided into sub-types by the semantics of an attributive component (pronoun), which determines the specific meaning of the entire word phrase: the word phrases ofdefining (demonstrative) – šitokia žemė, ta vasara, interrogative-relative – koks triūsas, keli žmonės, non-defining description – kuris nors kaimynas, visas kaimas.

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